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5 Stocks Pushing The Consumer Goods Sector Higher

1. As of noon trading,
Coca-Cola (
KO) is up $0.29 (0.69) to $42.37 on average volume Thus far, 6.0 million shares of Coca-Cola exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 15.2 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $42.15-$42.44 after having opened the day at $42.24 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $42.08.

The Coca-Cola Company, a beverage company, engages in the manufacture, marketing, and sale of nonalcoholic beverages worldwide. The company primarily offers sparkling beverages and still beverages. Coca-Cola has a market cap of $188.1 billion and is part of the food & beverage industry. The company has a P/E ratio of 21.8, above the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Shares are up 16.1% year to date as of the close of trading on Monday. Currently there are 9 analysts that rate Coca-Cola a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 6 rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates Coca-Cola as a
buy. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its notable return on equity, expanding profit margins and increase in stock price during the past year. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company has had sub par growth in net income. Get the full
Coca-Cola Ratings Report now.

A reminder about TheStreet Ratings group: TheStreet ratings do not represent the views of TheStreet's staff or its contributors. Ratings are established by computer based on metrics for performance (which includes growth, stock performance, efficiency and valuation) and risk (volatility and solvency). Companies with poor cash flow or high debt levels tend to earn lower ratings in our model.